By Iffy.
The Federal Government on Wednesday approved a contract to indigenous motor company, Innoson, to supply 21 vehicles to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC).
Information Minister, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this to newsmen at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting chaired by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, at Aso Rock Villa.
He confirmed that the “contract was in favour of Messrs Innoson Manufacturing Company at the sum of N660,422,220 and it’s made up of 20 pick-up vehicles and 1 City Bus”.
According to him, “it is in the spirit of encouraging our local industries that the contract was awarded to Innosons Motors”.
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, also secured approval from FEC for the provision of broadband infrastructure for micro-small medium enterprises and also tertiary and higher learning institutions across the six geo-political zones.
“The administration is passionate about deepening the broadband infrastructure and that contract was awarded to various companies for N16, 709, 853,000”, said Mohammad.
Also for the Ministry of Communications was approval for the supply, installations and upgrading for a set of new IT communications equipment and furniture for emergency communication centres all over the country and that was awarded for the sum of N668 million.
